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The 1.14.24 Issue

Highlights

  1. Why Are American Drivers So Deadly?

    After decades of declining fatality rates, dangerous driving has surged again.

     By Matthew Shaer

    There is more speeding, plowing through intersections and intoxicated driving on the roads than we’ve seen in a long time.
    CreditMaurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari for The New York Times

  1. Does Prenatal Testing for Down Syndrome Amount to Eugenics?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the moral concerns associated with certain medical exams.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  2. A Fellow Cop Let My Father-In-Law Slide on a Breathalyzer Test. What to Do?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to proceed in the wake of moral and civic disgrace.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  3. A Match Made in Heaven: Pimento Cheese and Flaky Pie Crust

    It used to feel impossible to improve on something as tasty as pimento cheese. That was before I started collaborating with other chefs.

     By Lisa Donovan

    CreditLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Pamela Duncan Silver
    Eat

  4. The False Note in Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’

    The film celebrates Leonard Bernstein’s musical duality, but fails to seriously engage with his bisexuality.

     By Jennie Livingston

    CreditPhoto illustration by Celina Pereira
    Screenland

  5. Tired of Meditation? Try Looking for Clams.

    For those of us who have difficulty finding peace while sitting in one place, clamming can be an unexpected escape.

     By Kim Gooden

    CreditIllustration by Xiao Hua Yang
    Letter of Recommendation

  1. Was This Man’s Weakness Related to Recent Oral Surgery?

    His doctor had darker suspicions.

     By Lisa Sanders, M.D.

    CreditPhoto illustration by Ina Jang
    Diagnosis

  2. Judge John Hodgman on the ‘Frosty Slaw Man Salad’ Recipe

    Should a 1960s mayo-gelatin-cottage-cheese-cabbage creature be revived?

     By John Hodgman

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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